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PublishedApril 8, 2011
O’Keefe goes undercover to expose agencies’ fraud
I disagree with David B. Offer’s assessment of James O’Keefe. Offer says it is unfair that O’Keefe goes undercover, as was the case with Acorn and now NPR. I’m fine with O’Keefe. With his undercover work, he is exposing the fraud that lies within these agencies. Let’s think back to the Acorn unveilings in which […]
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PublishedApril 8, 2011
Did LePage really have authority to remove mural?
Gov. Paul LePage — yikes! It appears that some letters to the governor moved the mountain. These complaints managed to bring about an order by Maine’s leader to remove the 11-panel mural that recently hung in the lobby of the Maine Department of Labor. This artwork depicted the history of labor struggles in Maine and […]
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PublishedApril 8, 2011
Tax policy hasn’t worked, should be changed
Joseph Reisert’s column on March 25, “Pain from budget cuts inevitable, but do we have a choice?” misses the mark entirely. He claims that there really is no alternative to our governor’s proposed budget. That budget would cut state employee benefits, “reform the state’s welfare programs” (which apparently is another way of describing huge cuts […]
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PublishedApril 8, 2011
Businesses need labor, just as labor needs businesses
I would like to suggest that Gov. Paul LePage replace the murals in the Department of Labor with those giving the “business” point of view. May I suggest one of the Ludlow Mine strike in 1914, with the National Guard shooting women and children, or the Columbine Mine massacre by the local militia in 1927. […]
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PublishedApril 8, 2011
Tourists boycott places they find politically offensive
Gov. Paul LePage has been very efficient in the number of people he has managed to offend with a single decree. In taking down the mural in the Department of Labor depicting events from the history of labor in Maine, he has offended artists, historians, labor activists, union members, art historians and many of us […]
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PublishedApril 8, 2011
Wondering if LePage was person offended by mural
Gov. Paul LePage’s remarks and actions remind me of “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” the classic fairy tale meant to teach a lesson about honesty, integrity and truth. The emperor wants to believe he is smarter, better than all of us, that we will be intimidated to admit that we don’t see what is right. Even […]
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PublishedApril 8, 2011
People throughout the world share 5 values
Rushwell Kidder of the International Institute for Global Ethics in Camden tells us that people and cultures throughout the world share five important values: Honesty, responsibility, respect, fairness and compassion. These are common values that we learn from each other, especially from parents, no matter what our religion happens to be. Our elected representatives should […]
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PublishedApril 8, 2011
Pension system being ‘rigged’ against employees
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PublishedApril 8, 2011
Why were protests of hundreds ignored?
The process for selecting and placing public art is a democratic one, especially when it is paid for by public money as Judy Taylor’s “History of Maine Labor” mural was, under the Percent for Art Program. With a little research online, I discovered that the Maine Arts Commission released a Request for Proposals (RFP), which […]
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PublishedApril 8, 2011
LePage should focus on what he was elected to do
In the short time Gov. Paul LePage has been in office, his outspoken behavior and unprofessionalism and the lack of respect he displays for the state warrants some sessions with Dr. Phil. The people in Maine, including those not born here, are hardworking and care about the state, as are our family, friends and neighbors. […]
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